Originally Posted by
bubbles23
I am looking for a bit of advice here on if I am doing the right thing with flights/FF programs to maximise points (obviously while still being mindful of cost).
What are your priorities in what you receive?
Free short-haul flights? In Europe or America?
Free long-haul flights? In economy or premium classes?
Lounge access?
Free upgrades?
International upgrades?
It sounds like you often pay for business on long-haul so maybe you're not really interested in the status benefits and only free flights? Or maybe if you could spend miles on upgrades you could save money on your personal flights by not booking business.
Depending on what you want to achieve different programs can be better.